April 5, 2000
Contact: IHA (925) 746-5100
bcarter@iha.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
INTEGRATED
HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION NAMES PAUL SWENSON TO BOARD
WALNUT CREEK, CA – The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA), a
statewide leadership group active in health care policy and managed care issues,
announces the appointment of Paul Swenson,
executive vice president and chief financial officer for Blue Shield of
California, to its Board of Directors. Swenson replaces Bruce
Bodaken, who was recently named chairman and CEO as well as president of the
not-for-profit health plan.
Swenson joined Blue Shield of California in 1998 as chief executive of the Northern Region. He was named chief financial officer in December 1999. From 1989 to 1998 he served in a number of California-based general management roles for Aetna U.S. Healthcare. His experience includes management of sales, marketing, provider relations, medical management, claims, and member services for numerous managed care and related insurance product lines. Prior to joining Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Swenson worked in the health care consulting practices of Amherst Associates and Ernst and Young. He received his B.A. from Duke University and an MBA in Finance from the UC Berkeley.
IHA
(www.iha.org) is a statewide leadership group
of health plans, physician groups, and health care systems, plus at large
academic, purchaser, consumer, and pharmaceutical industry representatives,
committed to policy development, public dialogue, and special projects
associated with the continuing evolution
of managed health care.
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